Utah to New Jersey - Roadtrip Assistance

[cwatt]

This was yesterday...he left today...how much money are we putting down that he is on the side of the road in Colorado with a broken timing belt trying to figure out how to get his e30 through the pass on the i70 that is most likely closed

Wheel bearing in Denver. Good guess though.


Made it through the pass - sketchy as hell.


Anyone in Denver?

p.s. thanks everyone for the replies. I did know the risks, yes. What I didn't know was the true state of the car. I asked the seller what was wrong with it so that I could even bring out parts with me in anticipation of the trip. I was assured it was in good condition, but when I showed up there were a bunch of 'oh, by the ways' including the shifter bushings completely gone and possible some sort of mounting plate, windshield washer motor, control arm bushings, wheel bearings, door locks, windows, dashboard falling off, etc. etc. etc. I was stuck between a rock and a hard place. I had already committed a downpayment to the car and hadn't booked a contingency plane flight. Should have in hindsight.

Oh, and I had the car for less than an hour when the key broke off in the lock. Yeah...

[semaj4712]

So explain to us again why you went across the country for an e30?

And how much was this, I hope for you sake its in the 3 digit range

[decay]

So explain to us again why you went across the country for an e30?

not necessarily *an* e30, but *this* one- question stands, when you have time to answer it.

i would crosspost this to e3t for you, but honestly, the regional forums there are a confusing mess.

good luck.

[e30lov]

Well, if you should happen to break down on i-76 near lancaster pennsylvania feel free to PM me for my cell #.

[Dj Buttchug]

op should have driven down to southern utard to see buttchug for assesment/repairs...

stories are cool. I bought my coupe on ebay sight unseen, flew to phoenix and drove it home. sketchy.

props for attempting cross country.

[WhyNot]

i really hope it works out for you.

[SubDad]

My hat's off to cwatt.
Good Luck Dude! Sad the car wasn't as advertised but by the time you and your car get home you'll be traveling buddies.

Somebody buy me a beer and I'll start in on my non-boring-ass transcontinental car stories.

[CrusherCurtis]

I70 goes through illinois about 3 hours+ south of Chicago. Probably woudn't be able to help.

Good luck tho.

edit:

p.s. thanks everyone for the replies. I did know the risks, yes. What I didn't know was the true state of the car. I asked the seller what was wrong with it so that I could even bring out parts with me in anticipation of the trip. I was assured it was in good condition, but when I showed up there were a bunch of 'oh, by the ways' including the shifter bushings completely gone and possible some sort of mounting plate, windshield washer motor, control arm bushings, wheel bearings, door locks, windows, dashboard falling off, etc. etc. etc. I was stuck between a rock and a hard place. I had already committed a downpayment to the car and hadn't booked a contingency plane flight. Should have in hindsight.

Oh, and I had the car for less than an hour when the key broke off in the lock. Yeah...

Welcome to the wonderful world of e30's

[audiquattrot]

did you ever make it home?

[MrSlacker]

People amuse me. This is almost as good as the guy who wanted to buy an E30 at insurance auction and drive it home 1000 miles

[long tall eta]

People amuse me. This is almost as good as the guy who wanted to buy an E30 at insurance auction and drive it home 1000 miles

only an eta could make that run.

[Kershaw]

omfg.

dude.

you knew this was a dumb decision. plenty of e30s for sale locally.

[semaj4712]

Did he ever make it?

[decay]

i wonder who has his contact info.

[cwatt]

Hello fine R3V Limited people. I got back to Canada late last night and have been running around all day. I had started another thread a few days after this one because, well, I did run into problems. In Denver.

Since this thread is a bit more general, I'm going to try to field a few questions (valid too).

Okay, why not local? Simple reason, there aren't any worth buying. There is one (1) in my area, and it's rusted out.

Why not more local than cross-country? A few reasons actually. One, rust. This car doesn't have any, and the safety cert. people here will fail you at the sight of it. I'm also not skilled in body work, so getting into something that's seen 25+ years of east-coast salt isn't what I'm looking to get into. Utah, despite salting their roads, doesn't see as much salt as here, an by the looks of things, this car was garage kept and not driven much lately.

So why the cross-country trek? Why this specific western car? Well, I've never been to Utah before and I knew someone in Salt Lake. I also had two weeks off school, so I figured it would be a cool opportunity to see some of the country, do some skiing, and get a cool car while I'm at it. All of which happened (sort of).

A second 'why this car', well - it has had some suspension, wheels, and tires done. I'm not building a racer, so I thought the mild modifications would suit my needs. In actual fact, I got taken advantage of considering the long, long list of things which don't work. Live and learn.